Philips DVD963SA98 manual

1 FW C788 D VD Video / SA CD Pla y er Owner's Manual Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. W e’ ve inc luded everything you need to get star ted. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new product by explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and • F[...]

2 Know these s s a a f f e e t t y y symbols t This “bolt of lightning” indicates uninsulated material within your unit ma y cause an electrical shock. For the safety of ev er yone in y our household, please do not remov e product cov ering. s The “exclamation point” calls attention to features f or which you should read the enclosed litera[...]

3 General Information The region code for this set is 1. Since it is usual for D VD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all play er s have region codes and discs can hav e an optional region code . If y ou load a disc of a different region code to y our player , you will see the region code notice on the scre[...]

4 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er ´ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator s, [...]

5 Contents Intr oduction Envir onmental Information ------------------------ 6 Supplied accessories -------------------------------- 6 Safety Information ----------------------------------- 6 Symbols Used in this Manual ---------------------- 6 Reality repr oduced: Super Audio CD ------------ 7 The next standard: hybrid disc -------------------- 7 [...]

6 Thank you for purchasing this Philips D VD/SA CD play er . This Owner ’ s Manual explains the basic operation of this DVD/SA CD play er . En vironmental Information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. The packaging has been made easy to separ ate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buff er) and polyethylene (bags, [...]

7 Reality repr oduced: Super Audio CD The future in digital sound reproduction is no longer limited to a close simulation of reality . The new audio standard IS reality! The human ear is no longer capable of distinguishing audib le reality from digital reproduction. At Philips the future star ts today with the Super Audio Compact Disc play er . Thi[...]

8 Functional Overview Fr ont Panel ST ANDBY-ON SOUND MODE AUDIO DIRECT OPEN/CLOSE PLA Y REPEA T PREV STOP P AUSE NEXT PROGRESSIVE SCAN PROGRESSIVE SCAN UPSAMPLING DVD 963SA DVD VIDEO/SACD PLAYER ST ANDBY -ON – to switch the play er to standby mode or ON ST ANDBY INDICA T OR – lights up when the player is in Standb y mode DISPLA Y – shows the [...]

9 Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge ma y cause permanent damag e to the unit. Rear Panel Functional Ov er view COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS FRONT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L R 1 2 MAINS L R Progressive In[...]

10 Functional Ov er view Remote Contr ol 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 POWER REPEAT SHUFFLE SCAN REPEAT A-B STOP DISPLAY RETURN DISC SYSTEM ANGLE ZOOM AUDIO SUBTITLE PLAY PAUSE FTS T-C DIM SOUND MODE MENU MENU É É É É OK É ë É ë Ç É Å T- C – select title/chapter DIM – to select 3 different brightnesses for the display FTS – activate/deactiv[...]

11 Pr eparation Basic Connections ● Please refer to the instruction books of your TV , VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessar y to make the best connections. ● Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment. The following guidelines are options for the best picture and sound quality avai[...]

12 If your TV has a CVBS Video input connector , 1 Connect the CVBS VIDEO OUT on the D VD play er to the CVBS VIDEO IN on the TV . 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT on the D VD player to the Left and Right AUDIO IN on the TV . If your TV has a S-Video input connector , 1 Connect the S-VIDEO OUT on the DVD pla yer to the S-VIDEO IN on the TV . [...]

13 Connecting to a Multi-channel Audio/(Video) receiv er with 6 connectors This D VD/SA CD player contains a multi-channel decoder . This enables playback of SA CDs & D VDs recorded in Multi-channel. Y ou only need to select Multi-channel using the Sound Mode key . 1 Connect the audio Left and Right outputs for Front speaker connection (1) to t[...]

14 Inserting batteries into the Remote Contr ol 1 Open the batter y cover . 2 Inser t batteries (AA size) with the correct polarity as indicated by the + and - symbols inside the batter y compar tment. 3 Close the cov er . + - + - CA UTION! – Remove batteries if the y are exhausted or not to be used for a long time . – Do not use old and new or[...]

15 16:9 4:3 Letter Bo x 4:3 Pan Scan The following functions are a vailable with activated disc via the menu bar s: Menu bar 2 From the left, Step by step playback ➜ Slo w motion ➜ Fast motion ➜ Angle ➜ Zoom Menu bar 3 From the left, Title ➜ Chapter ➜ Time Search ➜ Fav or ite T r ack Selection (FTS) ➜ W akeup Timer T emporary Feedba[...]

16 – Black lev el shift (NTSC output only) Select Normal, Black Shift or Pass Belo w Black for adapting the different color dynamics to obtain r icher contrasts. – Video shift Use this setting to per sonalize the position of the picture on your TV by scrolling it to the left or right. – Smart Picture ¶ Color settings (not applicable for Comp[...]

17 Pr eparation Aspect Ratio - to adjust the r atio of the pictures on the TV screen. NO LINEAR STRETCH: for display of 4:3 image on 16:9 TV with non-linear stretching (center por tion of screen is stretch less than the side). 4:3 PILLER BO X: for displa y of 4:3 image on 16:9 TV without stretching. OFF: No aspect r ation adjustment ¶ T rue Life -[...]

18 – Night Mode When set to ON, the dynamics of your sound output are optimized. High volume outputs are softened, enabling you to watch y our favorite action movie without disturbing others. – Karaoke v ocal Put this setting to ON only when a multi-channel karaoke DVD is being play ed. The kar aoke channels on the disc will then be mixed into [...]

19 6 Channel settings Fr ont speaker L (Large): When the front speakers can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small): When the front speakers cannot produce low frequency signals below 120Hz Center Speak er L (Large): When the center speaker can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small): When the center speaker cannot produ[...]

20 Dolby Pr o Logic If the delay times for Surround Channel and Center Channel are set for Digital Surround mode, the delay times for Dolby Pro Logic mode will automatically be calculated and set. 15 ms 0 ms 15 ms 15 ms 20 ms 25 ms 30 ms 30 ms 30 ms 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 10 ms Preferred Acceptable Not recommended 5 ms Differential arrival time Pr[...]

21 Basic Pla yback 1 Press ST ANDBY ON on the front panel. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE / on the front panel to open disc loading tray . 3 Place the chosen disc in the tr ay , with the label facing up. 4 Press OPEN/CLOSE / again to close the tray . ➜ READING appear s in the status window and on the play er display , and playback star ts automatically . POW[...]

22 Video CD and Super Video CD The current VCD 2.0 and Super Video CD 1.0 standard features are: Suppor t following VCD and SVCD formats: Features Video CDs 2.0 Super Video CDs 1.0 Video MPEG-1 MPEG-2 bit rate constant 1,150 Kbps variable up to 2.6 Mbps resolution NTSC 352x240, 29.97Hz 480x480 interlaced, 29.97Hz resolution P AL 352x288, 25Hz 480x5[...]

23 1 Press ST OP to stop the playback. 2 Press Sound Mode button on the remote control or the play er front to toggle between SA CD multi channel, SA CD stereo and CD layers (depending on availability of the mode on the disc). ➜ The mode change will be indicated on the play er front display . Pla ying an Audio CD ● Audio CDs contain only TRACKS[...]

24 Special VCD & SVCD F eatures Pla yback Control (PBC) Playback control is a feature on some Videos CDs / Super Video CDs that enables inter active use. Video CD discs with Playback Control features enables user to access a selected track directly from the disc menu. 1 Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLA Y . 2 Go through the menu with the k[...]

25 Slo w Motion DV D VCD 1 Select (SLOW MO TION) in the menu bar and press 4 . ➜ Playback will pause. 2 Use the cur sor keys 1 2 to select the required speed: -1, -1/2, -1/4 or -1/8 (backward), or +1/8, +1/4, +1/2 or +1 (forward). 3 Select 1 to play the disc at normal speed again. 4 If ; is pressed, the speed will be set to zero (P AUSE). 5 T o e[...]

26 Shuffle DV D This shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title, if the title has more than one chapter . 1 Press SHUFFLE during playback. ➜ SHUFFLE appear s on the screen for about two seconds. 2 T o retur n to nor mal playback, press SHUFFLE again. VCD CD SA CD This shuffles the playing order of tracks within a disc , if the disc has[...]

27 Storing chapters/index es 1 Press 4 on the selected chapter/indexes n umber . ➜ The chapter/indexes number will be highlighted. 2 Use 2 and 1 to select the required chapter number . 3 Press OK to confirm the selection. ➜ The selected chapter/indexes confirmation will be added to the list of selections. 4 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the VIDEO F[...]

28 Operation MP3 Disc F eatures Suppor t following MP3-CD formats (ISO9660 format): ● Max. 30 char acter s ● Max. nested director y is 8 levels ● The max. ALB number is 32 ● Suppor ted VBR bit-rate ● Suppor ted sampling frequencies for MP3 disc are: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz ● Suppor ted Bit-rates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 2[...]

29 Child Lock DV D VCD Activating/deactivating the Child Lock 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the P ersonal Preferences menu using the 3 / 4 keys. 2 Enter a 4-digit code of your o wn choice twice . 3 Mov e to “ CHILD LOCK ” using the 3 / 4 keys. 4 Mov e to Ç / É using the 2 keys. 5 Select Ç using the 3 / 4 keys. 6 P[...]

30 Activating/Deactivating P arental Contr ol 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the P ersonal Preferences menu using the 3 / 4 keys. 2 Enter your 4-digit code. If necessar y , enter the code a second time. 3 Mov e to P arental Contr ol using the 3 / 4 keys. 4 Mov e to value adjustment (1-8) using the 2 key . 5 Then use the 3[...]

31 PLA YBACK SY STEM D VD Video SA CD multi channel and SA CD stereo Video CD & SVCD CD (CD-Recordable and CD-Rewritable) MP3 CD TV ST AND ARD (P AL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (P AL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE YUV output Y: 1Vpp into 75 ohm Pr/Cr Pb/Cb: 0.7Vpp into 75 ohm S-Video output Y: 1Vpp into 75 ohm C: 0[...]

32 T r oubleshooting W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will inv alidate the w arranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs , fir st check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair. Prob lem Solution No po wer – Check if the A C power[...]

33 Prob lem Solution No audio at digital output – Check the digital connections. – Check the settings menu to make sure the digital output is set to ALL or PCM. – Check if the audio format of the selected audio language matches your receiver capabilities. No sound and picture – Check that the SC ART cab le is connected to the correct device[...]

34 DVD963SA One year Free Labor/One year Parts Exchange This product must be carried in for repair. LIMITED WARRANTY WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage begins the day [...]

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36 D VD 963SA CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 3139 246 11962 IB8362E001 The products and ser vices descr ibed herein are not necessarily availab le in all countr ies Due to continuous product impro vements this document is subject to change without notice . Printed in Hungar y SL-0312/17-1 PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTR ONICS NOR TH AMERICA Knoxville, T ennessee 37[...]